Sash grip



Feb. 26, 1924,

J. T. OGORMAN SASH GRIP Filed March 23. 1922 INVENTOR 757 I 0 Gor m ATTOR/VEYS i atented Feb. 26, 1924.

JOHN T. oeonrann, or new YORK, N. Y.

SASH GRIP.

Application filed March 23, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. OGonunn, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of 8 the Bronx, in thecounty of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedSash Grip, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to attachments for windows and particularly to animproved grip used for raising and lowering the sashes of the window.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved grip which may bearranged either on the lower or upper sash and operate to present aready structure for an operator to grasp when shifting the window sash.

Another object of the invention, more specifically, is to provide a sashgrip which is so formed as to be readily grasped by the hand and at thesame time capable of being placed on the upper sash of the window so asto be out of the way of the lower sash 2 when raising and lowering thelower sash or raising and lowering the upper sash.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a fragmentary front view of partof a window frame and part of the 80 upper and lower sashes, one of saidsashes being shown with the grip embodying the invention appliedthereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximately on line 22.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 1 approximatelyon line 3-3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a windowframe of any kind and 2 and 8 the upper and lower sashes respectively.These sashes are provided with glass panes in the usual manner and areof the usual construction found in ordinary houses. In apartments andsmall houses, the upper sash 2 is usually of such a height that anordinary person may touch the same. In order to provide means forraising and lowering the upper sash, a pair of grips 4.- have beenprovided as shown in Figure 1. These two grips are identical, i0 phatthe description of one will apply to It will be noted that the body orvertical section of the grip is provided with a Serial No. 546,131.

knurledor roughened section 5 whereby the hand will not readily slipwhen the grip is engaged by the hand for raising and lowering the sash2. This body or vertical section 5 is bent at the ends for providingintegral attaching members consisting of laterally projecting extensions6 having outer end portions 7, said end portions being designed toreceive screws or other securing means 8. In this way, the body 5 isoffset inwardly from the inner face 9 of the sash 2. This arrangementprevents the grip from striking the top bar 10 of the lower sash 3. Thisarrangement of grip permits the sash to be raised or lowered at any timewithout trouble and in case there is a curtain or shade over the sash 2,the operator may extend his hand around the curtain or shade and graspthe grips 4; to move the sash as desired without injuring or molestingeither the shade or curtain. This grip is preferably used on the uppersash in apartments or other dwellings but if desired, it may be used onlower sashes.

The body 5 has been shown in the drawing as corrugated or roughened butit is, of course, understood that this body could be made any shape incross section and smooth on the outer surface if preferred.

hat I claim is As a new article of manufacture, a sash grip comprisingan elongated body provided at its ends with attaching members, saidattaching members comprising outer end portions adapted to be secured tothe inner face of the upper sash of a window, and, inner end portionsmerging the outer end portions into the body, said inner end portionsextending substantially at right angles to the axis of the body and inthe plane of the latter for the initial part of their length from theirjuncture with the body and then being bent to extend laterally of saidplane for the remainder of their length, whereby the body will besupported in a plane parallel to and ofiset inwardly from the plane ofthe inner face of the upper sash when the outer end portions of theattaching members have been secured to the inner face of the upper sashand the upper sash may be slid vertically in the usual manner withoutwith the lower sash.

JOHN T. OGORMAN.

